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Nature's Metropolis

Name: Nature's Metropolis
Author: William Cronon

by William Cronon

1991•Documentary•530 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeRealistic and expansive: an intricate non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Argues that the American frontier and city developed together by focusing on Chicago and tracing its roots from Native American habitation to its transformation by white settlement and development.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Description and travelEffect of human beings onHistorical geographyHistoryNatureStadtHistoireInfluence sur la nature

Details

Author: William Cronon
Published: 1991
Pages: 530
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Source: Open Library

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